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This morning, Lauren Kiino of Ferry Building gem Il Cane Rosso opened the doors to her new SoMa cafe, Fearless.

It’s the first of two projects that Kiino will open in the 303 Second Street complex; as reported in 2012, she’s also opening a full restaurant and bar named Red Dog next door. That’s due to open next month.

Fearless is a new breed of cafe, though there’s plenty familiar. There’s the full lineup of coffee and espresso drinks, plus cold-brewed coffee. The roaster is Mr. Espresso. Snacks like chips and such line the space, almost like a mini-market of sorts.

Open for both breakfast and lunch, the set-up features rotating takeaway food items, both hot and cold. For example: this morning, the hot case held freshly made — and wrapped — breakfast sandwiches of a spinach and mushroom frittata with melted cheddar cheese ($6) and the excellent broken farro porridge ($5) with brown sugar, raisins and almonds. The cold case had a parfait, cinnamon toast ($4), and a strawberry jam/fromage blanc baguette ($5), among others.

Il Cane Rosso devotees will recognize several dishes — like the aforementioned porridge — from the Ferry Building, and the lunch menu has several crossover plates as well, like the egg salad sandwich and the marinated beets.

Hours are 7am-6pm on weekdays, and 8am-4pm on weekends.

Fearless: 303 Second Street, between Harrison and Bryant, San Francisco. (415) 692-0181 or fearlesscoffee.com